Jim and John I have found both of you fine gentle men to be fountains of information and really enjoy your posts. thank you
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Jim and John I have found both of you fine gentle men to be fountains of information and really enjoy your posts. thank you
And Rick the Librarian as well.
Thank you sir. I enjoy researching the old girls, particularly when it applies to AEF Marines. John is about 100 years ahead of me.
Jim
I have no information on Marine usage of Remington M1903's. :dunno: I just know that they got some.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick the Librarian
J.B.
You are more than welcome but please I am not a SIR. I was only a Sargent:thup: there is nothing on my collar so you don't have to salute me:nono: I work for a living :beerchug: My parents were married:super: and Mother didn't bark at the moon:rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Tarleton
Just my strange sense of humor at work.;)
When Injustice becomes law
rebellion becomes duty
Thomas Paine
I was a Corporal.
Howdy folks. Happy Memorial Day to one and all. I know a retired Marine who lives in N.C. He joined the USMC sometime in 1940, and retired in 1973. He had a very busy life. He told me that on his first campaign (Guadalcanal), he had been issued an '03, but soon after making it ashore, he acquired a BAR. He didn't remember any more than that.
Semper Fi,
Joe P.
:rofl:If I remember right your corporal was an E4 just like the Air Force buck Sgt.:beerchug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Tarleton
Correct.
Jim
The tank is an M2A4 Light Tank. It was the predecessor of the M3 Light Tank series. The British named the M3-M5 Light Tanks "General Stuart" after Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart. The M2A4, like the M3, had a four man crew and mounted a 37MM cannon and several .30 cal. machine guns. The Marines had several M2A4 Light Tanks on Guadalcanal along with their M3 Tanks. The Marines first used the M4 Sherman on Tarawa in November 1943.